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Here’s an example of the total crap that the BetFair blog is publishing.

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair blog: Pamela Anderson’s Poker Guru PAMELA Anderson says she is “done with the marriage thing”. Pammy is divorcing her third husband. The marriage lasted four months. Says Pammy: “My mom wishes I was born gay”. She adds: “I am … Continue reading →

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Yes, Virginia, BetFair does organize socially valuable prediction markets in UK politics.

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Mike Smithson’s effort is paying off. Here are the BetFair political prediction markets: Cabinet Exit Dates Chancellor Foreign Secretary Home Secretary Cabinet Specials Next Chancellor Next Foreign Secretary Next Home Secretary Next Prime Minister Leader Exit Dates David Cameron Gordon … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Chancellor, David Cameron, Exit Dates, Foreign Secretary, Gordon Brown, Home Secretary, leader, Lib Dem, Mike Smithson, Prime Minister, United Kingdom, Virginia | Leave a comment

InTrade expired the Larry Craig prediction market too early.

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Scroll down the whole story and judge by yourself, folks. — New York Times: â€œAs he stated on Saturday, Senator Craig intends to resign on Sept. 30,â€ Mr. [Dan Whiting, a spokesman for Mr. Craig] said in a statement. â€œHowever, … Continue reading →

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Chris Masse is bull-shitting. On the paper, NewsFutures is OBVIOUSLY the market leader.

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

That’s what all the people thought, after I published my ranking. The NewsFutures clients: The world’s largest steel maker. CORNING Display Technologies. Japan’s largest advertising firm. Hungary’s leading news weekly. Voted “most innovative” pharmaceutical company in Fortune‘s 2003 and 2004 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cases, Consulting, Exchanges & Markets, Software | Tagged advertising, Chris Masse, Davos, Display Technologies, electronics, Europe, Germany, Germany's global powerhouse, Giant U.S. Pharmaceutical, Hungary, internet brand, Japan, leader, market leader, objective analysis and effective solutions, pharmaceutical, steel maker, technology applications, Texas Department of Transportation, The Netherlands, United States | Leave a comment

BRITISH POLITICS: BetFair has set up some brand-new prediction markets.

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

July By Elections Ealing Southall Sedgefield Leader Exit Dates David Cameron Gordon Brown Menzies Campbell Next General Election Election Date Most Seats (Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats) Overall Majority (No Overall Majority, Conservative Majority, Labour Majority, Any Other Party Majority) — … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets | Tagged BBC, Cameron Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Exit Dates, France, leader, Liberal Democrats, Menzies Campbell, Mike Smithson, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

United Kingdom Politics – Next Labour Leader

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair prediction market settled Winner: Gordon Brown

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry | Tagged Gordon Brown, Labour, leader, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

Bertie Ahern was re-elected Ireland’s premier, extending his 10-years in power and clearing the way for a broadly based coalition government.

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Wall Street Journal – $$$ It’s a three-party government. Bloomberg: The Fianna Fail leader, 55, secured enough parliamentary support to be voted in as taoiseach, as the prime minister is known in Irish, after reaching deals with the Green Party, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry | Tagged Bertie Ahern, Bloomberg, Fianna Fail, Green Party, Ireland, leader, Niall O'Connor, Premier, Prime Minister, Progressive Democrats, Taoiseach, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

RAND CORPORATION, the world’s most prestigious think tank, is a NewsFutures client.

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

NewsFutures’ clients: The world’s largest steel maker. CORNING Display Technologies. Japan’s largest advertising firm. Voted “most innovative” pharmaceutical company in Fortune‘s 2003 and 2004 rankings. The US packaged foods giant. Giant U.S. Pharmaceutical. Leading provider of objective analysis and effective … Continue reading →

Posted in Consulting, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged advertising, artificial intelligence, computing, crisis management, Delphi, Display Technologies, electronics, energy, Europe, Germany, Germany's global powerhouse, Giant U.S. Pharmaceutical, health insurance, health services, Insurance, internet brand, Japan, leader, NewsFutures, objective analysis and effective solutions, pharmaceutical, prediction markets, RAND CORPORATION, space systems, steel maker, technology applications, Texas Department of Transportation, then-U.S. Department of Health, United States, ZAR | Leave a comment

Ireland’s 2007 General Election: BetFair vs. InTrade-TradeSports

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

- InTrade-TradeSports offers only two sets of prediction markets: on the next coalition (if any) and on the next Prime Minister. Volumes are thin. – BetFair offers two sets of prediction markets on the 2007 General Election (“Electoral Turnout” on … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Liquidity | Tagged Bloomberg, exchange executive, Ireland, leader, Prime Minister | Leave a comment

INFORMATION DISCOVERY SOFTWARE: How to manage large amounts of financial information

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Inxight: Founded in 1997, Inxight is the leader in federated search, high-fidelity extraction and visualization, enabling enterprise, government, and OEM customers to discover, organize, and understand information contained in unstructured text in all major languages. Inxight solutions allow its customers … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Technology | Tagged deep Web, federated search, INFORMATION DISCOVERY SOFTWARE, Inxight, large amounts, leader, open Web, Securities and Exchange Commission | Leave a comment